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Mark your calendars and support Comic Book Legal Defense Fund this Giving Tuesday! This past year we have seen a dramatic increase in challenges and bans on graphic novels in schools and libraries. Looking at the numbers so far this…
As we covered last April, citizens from Llano County, Texas, filed suit against the county and several public servants for breach of their First and Fourteenth amendment rights. In December of 2021 the Llano County Library System closed all three…
As members of the Banned Books Week Coalition, CBLDF had the opportunity to co-moderate the event “The Censorship of LGBTQ+ Comic Books with Maia Kobabe and Mike Curato.” CBLDF’s Jordan Smith and PFLAG’s Greg Rokisky sat down with frequently challenged…
Don’t miss your chance to experience The Bleeding Heart of Heavy Metal Vol. 1 and support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Heavy Metal and Humble Bundle have joined forces to bring together a unique collection of Heavy Metal history spanning forty-five years, but the offer ends…
We are only three months into the school year, and Utah has already been hit hard with book challenges in their public schools and libraries. It is no surprise that graphic novels like Fun Home, Flamer, and Gender Queer are among those being challenged…
Humble Bundle and Heavy Metal have joined forces again in support of Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Only one week remains to pay what you want and receive a sample of issues from Heavy Metal’s forty-five years of history publishing…
During Banned Books Week, CBLDF participated in the event “Banned Books, Comic Books, Libraries, and YOU.” CBLDF’s digital editor Jordan Smith sat down with Miranda Doyle, a district teacher and librarian in Lake Oswego, to discuss book bans and our libraries. Drea Douglas, the learning coordinator…
Watch CBLDF’s behind-the-scenes video on their recent victory in Virginia Beach defending Maia Kobabe’s graphic novel Gender Queer: A Memoir from an obscenity charge. CBLDF digital editor Jordan Smith sat down with Kobabe’s co-counsel Steven Emmert and CBLDF’s Jeff Trexler…
Flamer is an award-winning graphic novel that tells the story of Aiden Navarro “as he navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can’t stop thinking about), he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and…
Support Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and receive The Bleeding Heart of Heavy Metal Vol 1! Read the full press release below: Los Angeles, CA – Heavy Metal, the premier storyteller of cutting edge science fiction, fantasy and horror content, is thrilled…
(This article is the second part of our look at Senate Bill 775 in Missouri. You can find the first part here.) Missouri Senate Bill 775 went into effect on August 28, 2022. It is a lengthy bill coming in…
CBLDF is proud to announce we will be joined by three stellar guests for our panel this weekend at New York Comic Con. Interim director Jeff Trexler and digital editor Jordan Smith will be joined by CBLDF board members Amy…
This week, at a local school board meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, a group of fifteen parents and students spoke in opposition to the recent removal of multiple titles in their school district. The speakers were alarmed that the school…
New York Comic Con will take over the Javits Center in New York City next week, October 6 through 9. ReedPop once again presents the largest pop culture convention on the East Coast. CBLDF will be in attendance offering the…
This Sunday, September 18, marks the start of Banned Books Week 2022. As a proud Banned Books Week Coalition member, we hope you’ll join us! CBLDF is hosting a virtual event Monday at noon Eastern with an exclusive look behind the recent victory…